Friends of Bridlington Hospital

Supporting the Hospital since 1953, working alongside staff, patients and visitors

Raising funds for vital equipment

Staff Nurse on Lloyd Ward uses the urine analyser and the ultra sound bladder equipment both purchased by the Friends, but these are both used right across the hospital

Raising Funds since 1953

The Friends sole purpose is to raise funds to purchase much needed equipment for use at Bridlington Hospital. They have provided skeletons for physiotherapy, bladder scanner for Waters Ward, 200 sets of "Helping Hands" for Johnson Ward and much much more.

Selling garden produce to raise yet more funds

Working with a local allotment society , the Friends have regular garden produce stalls at Bridlington Hospital

Over 200 patients benefitted from Helping Hands

The Occupation Therapy team based on Kent Ward were delighted wiht the Helping Hands initiative. With over 200 pieces of equipment being given out at pre-assessment to patients before they have hip surgery, so that patients can practice using them before they have their operations.

Meeting with James

The Friends received a request from the Physiotherapy for funds to buy a full size skeleton. So James was bought and was named after the gentleman who kindly left a legacy in support of the charity

2024 Still raising money to support Bridlington Hospital

The Friends of Bridlington Hospital would like to thank the Freemason Lodges of Old Bridlingtonians, Inquirimus and Londesborough, for their recent donations of £1,220.00 which will be put towards other money raised by the charity itself over the last months.

This means that Bridlington Hospital will be receiving, a bladder scanner, a hoist, a fridge, a model eyeball, and a bath hoist, some more TVs, plus a very exciting interactive rehabilitaion tool. All of this totals over £25,000 and there may even be more equipment purchased but the great news is that the equipment will all be located in various locations within Bridlington Hospital.

The picture shows members of the three Masonic Lodges with Carol French representing The Friends of Bridlington Hospital, who would like to thank all its supporters who have helped raise these much needed funds for Bridlington Hospital

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COVID Update

From 25th March 2020, following the UK Charity Commission guidelines, the actvities of the Friends of Bridlington Hospital are suspended until further notice. If the situation continues and the date of our AGM is compromised. The Friends will be work to the guidance as given by the Charity regulators.

Please stay safe, stay at home and protect the NHS

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Our Charity and its aims

The Friends of Bridlington Hospital is a voluntarily run charity with a long history. Always with the single aim of raising funds to purchase much needed equipment at Bridlington Hospital, Over £525,000 has been raised by the Friends over a number of years.

Whether it is providing fans for Waters Ward, a full size skeleton for physiotherapy, a bladder scanner for Lloyd Ward, 200 sets of Helping Hands for Johnson Ward or more recently taking on practical projects such as the The Friends Garden Project.

You can read more about the work of the charity on the pages of this website that tell you the history of the Friends and also about donations and legacies, so we hope you will consider supporting this vital work in whatever way you can.